The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.

The house of the man of pride will be uprooted by the Lord, but he will make safe the heritage of the widow.

He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.

Put your works into the hands of the Lord, and your purposes will be made certain.

Everyone who has pride in his heart is disgusting to the Lord: he will certainly not go free from punishment.

Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.

The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.

The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.

He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.

The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.

A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.

Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.

If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.

How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?

With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be full; the produce of his lips will be his in full measure.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free.

Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.

He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.

Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.

He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.

He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again.

The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.

When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.

The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.

Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.

If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.

A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.

Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.

The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.

By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

The wanderer from the way of knowledge will have his resting-place among the shades.

The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.

The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.

He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.

The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.

A false witness will be cut off, ...

Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.

If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.

By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.

He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.

He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

The eyes of the Lord keep knowledge, but by him the acts of the false man will be overturned.

The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.

The mouth of strange women is a deep hole: he with whom the Lord is angry will go down into it.

Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.

Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.

The food which you have taken will come up again, and your pleasing words will be wasted.

Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

For their saviour is strong, and he will take up their cause against you.

Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.

My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.

For without doubt there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed

The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.

Your eyes will see strange things, and you will say twisted things.

Yes, you will be like him who takes his rest on the sea, or on the top of a sail-support.

They have overcome me, you will say, and I have no pain; they gave me blows without my feeling them: when will I be awake from my wine? I will go after it again.

For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.

He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.

If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?

So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.

For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.

For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?

He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.

But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.

So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.

Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.

Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.

Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?

Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.

For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.

It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.

Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.

He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.

He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.

He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.

Whoever keeps a fig-tree will have its fruit; and the servant waiting on his master will be honoured.

Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.

There will be goats' milk enough for your food, and for the support of your servant-girls.